Synopsis
Yun Wanqing is gifted, clever, gentle, and virtuous. The sect elders dote on her, and she is every bit the chosen child of heaven.
But beneath that dazzling facade lies a shameful secret.
No one knows that everything Yun Wanqing has now was stolen.
Frail and sickly, Yun Wanqing was abandoned at the foot of a mountain, where she met a master willing to take her in.
Her master praised her as a promising cultivator and treated her well. Her senior brothers and sisters liked her, too.
Unfortunately, she was born with a diseased immortal bone, leaving her with no future in cultivation.
She couldn't bear to lose everything she had gained.
So she stole an immortal bone.
Perhaps by sheer luck, she stole the finest immortal bone of all.
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Yun Wanqing is the youngest member of her sect, and she is treated with special consideration at every turn.
Over time, she has developed an obedient, meek disposition that makes her look easy to bully.
The sect's annual tournament is just around the corner.
The disciple who takes first place this year will receive a secret treasure the Grand Elder has never shown to anyone.
Yun Wanqing overhears someone plotting to frame her and get her disqualified from the tournament.
That very night, she finds the person lying in a pool of blood in the sect's back mountains, pierced through by countless arrows from a hidden, intricate trap.
The killer notices her.
His obsidian eyes fix on her, and the Raven Clan's distinctive feathers shimmer strangely in the moonlight.
Yun Wanqing turns and runs in terror.
There's only one reason: the killer is the original owner of her immortal bone, Qi Song, leader of the Raven Clan.
The Raven Clan holds grudges and is born with a cruel sense of humor, delighting in playing tricks on others.
They are also exceptionally intelligent and skilled at disguise, causing no end of trouble for the Immortal Realm.
The Immortal Realm despises them.
Perhaps she fears his revenge, or perhaps she can't bear to lose everything she's worked so hard to gain. Either way, Yun Wanqing decides to kill this raven.
She goes straight to Raven Clan territory, weeping prettily as she begs Qi Song not to reveal her secret.
In reality, the sharpest knife is hidden up her sleeve, and she has replaced her hairpin with a concealed weapon capable of killing someone in a single strike.
Ever since the Raven gentleman met Yun Wanqing, he has been coughing constantly. The handkerchief he uses to cover his mouth is always stained dark red.
He seems to be clinging to life by a thread.
He doesn't make things difficult for Yun Wanqing.
He only gazes at her tenderly and lightly taps his cheek with a fingertip.
His unsteady breathing makes his voice tremble as he says, "Just give me one kiss, and I'll disappear for good with your secret."
"Don't be afraid. It's just one of the ways we ravens show our goodwill."
His sparkling eyes seem to bewitch anyone who looks into them.
As if in a trance, Yun Wanqing finds herself feeling sorry for him.
Not only does she quietly put away the weapons she brought, she agrees to his request, then gently wipes the blood from his lips with her finger and places a soft kiss on his cheek.
Qi Song takes Yun Wanqing's hand and kisses the back of it with impeccable manners, praising her: "Good girl."
There is no such thing as a gesture of goodwill. A kiss means courtship.
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Because Qi Song was born with an immortal bone ideally suited to cultivation, the Immortal Realm has hunted him since childhood. He loathes it and waits for the day he can slaughter all those self-righteous people there.
Then Qi Song meets a frail little girl.
Sobbing, she apologizes to him for taking his immortal bone.
From that day on, his health rapidly deteriorates. He is soon panting every three steps and coughing every five, and he might even cough up blood when fighting people from the Immortal Realm.
But he doesn't hate the girl.
He thinks he fell in love with her at first sight.
He watches his beloved rise higher and higher, growing into a dazzling beauty.
Hidden in the shadows, he uses ruthless methods to quietly remove every obstacle in her path.
At last, his beloved notices him.
A polite, considerate girl raised to be pampered is so easy to fool.
He has a wife now.
tips:
A pampered little princess adored by everyone, and her decisive, highly intelligent, hopelessly lovestruck knight
Older man, both leads' first relationship, imperfect characters, some angst
Theme: Believe in science
